146 Getting Started
Changing the settings
To adjust audio and video production settings for your movie:
1 Click the Change Settings button. The muvee Settings window opens.
2 Click the Duration tab to set preferences and the length of your video
production. Click one of the following duration settings:
 Fit to music. The produced version may reuse or drop some video and pictures.
 Best fit for videos and pictures. The produced version may repeat or trim
music.
 User Defined. Select the duration in minutes and seconds:
 If the duration of your music is longer than the total duration of your video and
picture files, place a check in the Allow video and pictures to repeat
check box to repeat the video clips and pictures for the full duration of your
music files.
 If the total duration of your video and picture files is longer than the duration
of your music, place a check in the Allow music to repeat check box to
repeat the music for the full duration of your video clips.
3 Click the Video tab to set the video and still image preferences. Click one of the
following settings:
 Style default. Select this style to sequence still images and video clips.
 Keep shots in sequence. Select this style to use the sequence of still images
and video clips as they appear in the Add Video/Pictures area window.
 Shuffle shots. Select this style to move the slider bar to determine the frequency
of sequencing still images and video clips.
 Place a check in the Interleave pictures check box to blend pictures with video
at intervals.
4 Click the Audio tab to set the sound preferences. Click one of the following settings:
 Use all music. Select this style to use the sequence of sound files in the Add
Music window.
 smartJoin
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multiple music files. Select this style to automatically remove
silence between music tracks.
 Normalize music. Select this style to automatically adjust audio playback
volume to the same level.
 Sound mix level area. Move the slider bar to adjust the sound mix level of the
music you added and the original video soundtrack. You can use either or a blend
of both.
5 Click OK when you are done adjusting the settings for your movie project.
Or
Click Cancel to undo any settings.